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U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred is criticizing Democrats for siding with Republicans on a vote to end the shutdown, urging stronger party resolve.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva in her first day in office on Wednesday signed the discharge petition to start the process for a vote on directing the Justice Department to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A U.S. Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing next Wednesday on the impact of the government shutdown on aviation safety after thousands of domestic flights and millions of passengers were impacted by disruptions.
After 50 days of waiting, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress Wednesday, bringing an end to a contentious chapter in the US House of Representatives that included a lawsuit and rising tensions inside the Capitol over her seating.